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I was always frightened by taverns. They just seemed like very unpleasant places to go.
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Science fiction and comedy are generally a pretty bumpy mix.
Matt Groening
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On 'The Simpsons,' I will say that we definitely like to comment on what's going on in the world, and we try to be funny. If we can figure out a way of being funny about it, then we've gone part of the way of accomplishing our task.
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'Adult Swim' on the Cartoon Network is unbelievable. And 'South Park' continues to do great stuff. And 'Family Guy' and the various other Seth MacFarlane projects are amazing.
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I'm a writer who just happens to draw.
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'The Simpsons' obviously is a huge success, and Fox has nothing to do with its success, with its creative success, and as a result they don't really like the show. They don't like 'The Simpsons' at Fox.
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With Charlie Brown, it was about loneliness and isolation. I always thought that the thing about Charlie Brown and those characters was the absence of the parents. Half the strip was about who wasn't there. The parents were never in the picture.
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When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.
Matt Groening
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It's just hard not to listen to TV: it's spent so much more time raising us than parents have.
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I think there is a certain charm to the hand drawn image that I like. My problem with CGI is that it's so rich in texture that my eyes actually get tired. Everything is in focus down to the littlest leaf.
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Everybody doesn't have to get every joke. People really appreciate not being condescended to.
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'The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme that was bombastic and grabbed your attention - and when you look at TV shows of the 1970s and '80s, things got very mild and toned down and... obsequious.
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The thing that makes me happiest about Simpsons Illustrated are all the drawings that we get from readers. I wish we could print them all. They're really imaginative. They show a lot of hard work.
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My standard comment is, 'If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.'
Matt Groening
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Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?
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I always say that 'Futurama' is real, and 'The Simpsons' is fiction.
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I went to Bali, and I was in a small village, and somebody who was with me showed a woman a little figurine of Bart and asked: 'Do you know who this is?' And she said: 'Mickey Mouse.'
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I've conducted an experiment on my kids. Instead of denying them access to media, I've encouraged it. They read comic books, play Nintendo and watch way too much TV.
Matt Groening -
Me fail english? Thats unpossible.
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The conundrum that I face on a daily basis is that I have two sons who have grown up watching 'The Simpsons,' so they know exactly what buttons to push. They know how Bart irritates Homer, and they use these lines against me to tell me that I'm not funny anymore.
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Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked.
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We've been running a little behind schedule. But only by about 15 years or so.
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A lot of our writers, like Conan O'Brien, moved on to other things.
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Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget.
Matt Groening